Watches
Buying Guide: Affordable Complications
Watches that simply tell time are a dime a dozen, and sometimes close to a dozen a dime. But start adding more functions and things can get complicated — and expensive.
Chronographs
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WatchesBreitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Blacksteel
While OMEGA may have beaten Breitling to the punch with a “noir” astronaut’s watch (trendspotter alert!) this year with their Dark Side of the Moon Speedmaster, let’s not forget which chronograph was first in space.
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WatchesTime On Our Hands: Chronograph Shootout
The popularity and prevalence of chronographs might just make one think that it is an easy watch complication. Everyone from Hamilton and Tissot on up the line to the loftier likes of Patek and Lange & Söhne have one in their lineups.
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WatchesWant This, Get This: Vintage Rolex Daytona or Vintage Tudor “Big Block” Chronograph
Today we’ve got a vintage version of “Want This, Get This”, and its timing couldn’t be better. 2013 is the convergence of two important events in the watch world: it is the 50th anniversary of the Rolex Daytona and also the year in which Tudor makes its American market comeback.
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WatchesPhoto Essay: A. Lange & Söhne Double Split
We’ll never own a watch like the A. Lange & Söhne Double Split, the world’s only mechanical split seconds and split minutes chronograph.
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WatchesBremont Codebreaker
The boys at Bremont have done it again, this time with their limited edition Codebreaker ($18,700 in steel), honoring the UK’s Government Code and Cipher School (GC & CS) at Bletchley Park.
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WatchesTime on Our Hands: TAG Heuer Carrera Monaco Grand Prix Limited Edition
Heuer’s venerable chronograph has an up-and-down history, but 2013 sees a triumphant 50th anniversary of the Carrera name. The limited edition Carrera Monaco Grand Prix ($5,600 on rubber) is one example of the new breed of TAG Heuer Carrera, a chronograph that looks back on its first half-century but is more than ready to face the next one.
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WatchesTime On Our Hands: Graham Chronofighter Oversize
The Graham Chronofighter Oversize ($6,900) is the latest offering from a brand that has long caught our eye.
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WatchesWant This, Get This: IWC Pilot Chronograph or Alpina Startimer Chronograph
If you’re like us, you have a long list of watches you’d love to own. The watch companies maintain a continuous flow of tantalizing images of their new creations, the Web is rife with chronic watch flippers offering good deals on minty timepieces, and suddenly that watch you’re wearing is starting to look a little rough around the edges.
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WatchesBreitling for Bentley Light Body Midnight Carbon
The Breitling for Bentley Light Body Midnight Carbon ($12,045) may have been crafted for the eminent car company, but it could just as easily have been made for the Dark Knight.
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WatchesVictorinox 1989 Original Chronograph Limited Edition
We’ve always had a love for the timepieces of Victorinox Swiss Army, so a new limited edition version of the Victorinox Swiss Army 1989 Original Chronograph ($495), the first watch they ever made, really tugs at the heartstrings.
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WatchesTX Watches 730 Series FLY-Back Chronograph
Italian Design, German Engineering: The Best of Both Worlds
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MotoringJorg Gray 6500 Commemorative Edition Chronograph Watch
A Great Looking Watch with a Rather Famous Fan
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